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Everyone is hooking up at work — even bosses. Here’s why, and how HR should handle it

Business Insider
“The more often you encounter someone or something, the more you report liking that thing or being attracted to that person,” said Vanessa Bohns, ILR professor of organizational behavior, commenting on romantic relationships in the workplace.
Everyone is hooking up at work — even bosses. Here’s why, and how HR should handle it

Are superstars as good when they move jobs?

The Economist
This article references a study of American biotech firms by Rebecca Kehoe, ILR professor of human resource studies.
Are superstars as good when they move jobs?

Statistics and Politics Are a Dangerous Mix

Bloomberg
Erica Groshen, ILR’s senior labor market advisor and a former commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, commented on the possibility of manipulating government statistics.
Statistics and Politics Are a Dangerous Mix

A separate supervisors' union in Buffalo Police? The PBA called it 'treasonous'

The Buffalo News
Lee Adler, visiting lecturer at ILR, discusses why supervisors may feel it beneficial to have their own union and what he believes may happen in this fissure in Buffalo Police.
A separate supervisors' union in Buffalo Police? The PBA called it 'treasonous'

Former Tesla engineer says the way company handles legal disputes has a powerful flaw

San Francisco Chronicle
ILR Dean Alex Colvin comments on a dispute between Tesla and a former Tesla engineer.
Former Tesla engineer says the way company handles legal disputes has a powerful flaw

Republicans push to remove undocumented immigrants from Census count

Spectrum
Russell Weaver, director of research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, commented on possible negative consequences for political representation and federal funding to Texas and Florida if unauthorized immigrants are not included in the US Census.
Republicans push to remove undocumented immigrants from Census count

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